Restaurant review: Mana Mana Beach Club

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Read our review of Mana Mana Beach Club on the East Coast... you just might be tempted to head there with your family this weekend!

One lazy Sunday afternoon, my husband, 4-year-old son and I decided to take a stroll down East Coast Park and stop by Mana Mana Beach Club for a spot of lunch.

We’ve often noticed the entrance to Mana Mana on our East Coast Park walks so we thought it would be the ideal day to try their food… the weather was also perfect for a beach club lunch — not too hot, with a refreshing sea breeze caressing our faces.

The ambience

Total beach club atmosphere is all I have to say! The setting at Mana Mana is awesome — chilled, laid-back and relaxed.

Their al fresco restaurant area opens up to a strip of beach, with the ocean and blue sky providing a perfect backdrop to your meals.

There’s no need to dress up if you are heading to Mana Mana… go in your comfy best!

The menu and cuisine

Mana Mana’s menu is pretty comprehensive. They have everything from cocktails, mocktails and fresh juices to soups and salads, and a good kids’ menu too.

Al fresco dining facing the ocean

Some of the items on their menu include:

Crispy Crust Soft Shell Crab, Braised Blue Mussels (starters),

Lamb Shank, Chicken Cordon Bleu, and Fish and Chips (mains),

Antipasto and French Onion Soup (off the Soups and Salads menu),

and a good selection of sandwiches (well, ‘burwiches’ really — a cross between a sandwich and a burger!) and pizzas.

Dishes are priced between $7-$25.

The kids’ menu includes favourites such as Fish and Chips, Chicken Nuggets and Spaghetti Bolognese. All dishes on this menu are quite reasonably priced at $8 or less.

The Food!

In general, everything we ate was tasty and fresh. Have a look at the drinks and dishes we selected and what we thought about them.

I have to say I’m not usually a big fan of mussels, especially if they are overcooked. But I’m happy to say that these were perfectly braised and, when dipped in the herby, buttery white wine sauce, were little morsels of delight.

I gladly mopped up the remainder of the sauce with bite-sized chunks of baguette. Both my husband and I really enjoyed this dish!

This dish was a visual treat. The meat was falling off the bone — tender, moist and cooked to perfection.

However, we felt that the ratatouille lacked a bit in those intense flavours that are synonymous with this tomato-based preparation. I would have liked to taste some rosemary — the perfect partner to lamb — in this dish.

I would have also liked the mashed potato to be a tad creamier. But overall, it was a good dish.

I am a lover of seafood and this dish had me ticking a lot of boxes off my “what to look for in a seafood dish” list. The portion of salmon was generous and the lobster bisque was to die for, as was the antipasti.

I did find the salmon a tad overcooked (although I’ve been told many people do like their salmon ‘well done’) and this dish would have been perfect had the mash been a bit creamier.

The warmth of the cake contrasted beautifully with the cold, creamy ice cream. The strawberry flavour of both the fresh fruit and the ice cream was the perfect compliment to this decadent dessert.

A big thumbs up and a must-try item off their menu!

Espresso Tiramisu — $7.50

By the time this sweet treat came out, we were well and truly stuffed! But that didn’t stop me from digging into this dessert.

Tiramisu is one of my favourite sweets and the one served at Mana Mana didn’t disappoint me one bit.

Layers of creamy marscapone, soft but not soggy lady fingers spiked with strong espresso flavours and topped with chocolate flakes — this was a great ending to our meal at Mana Mana Beach Club!

Service

We experienced great service from start to end. The staff were very attentive and super kid-friendly, striking up conversations with my chatty 4-year-old son and even making him a dish of scrambled eggs just because he requested it!

Is Mana Mana Beach Club kid-friendly?

I would say yes, definitely! While they didn’t have colourful plastic cutlery and crockery, they obligingly brought out disposable plastic plates and cutlery for my son.

The beach area just in front of Mana Mana is safe and perfect for kids to play on and build a sandcastle or 2 while you sit back and relax. You can easily keep an eye on them at the same time.

My son frolicking around on the beach area right near Mana Mana

Getting there and opening hours

Mana Mana Beach Club is located at:

1212 East Coast Parkway
Area E
Singapore 449886

Parking is available at the public car park adjacent to the East Coast Food Centre, as well as the car park near the cable ski lagoon.

Opening hours:

Monday: 5pm – 11pm

Wednesday: Noon – Midnight

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: Noon – 11pm

Saturday: 9am – 11pm

Sunday: 10am – 11pm

Last food order by 9.45pm

Head on down to Mana Mana Beach Club and let us know what you think about it… leave a comment below!

*Prices of food featured in this review correct at the time of publishing.